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Recognised as Colour

#DEDCF7

  • #DEDCF7
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#DEDCF7 is a blue with RGB values 222, 220, 247 and HSL 244°, 63%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#DEDCF7#DEDCF7
HEX#DEDCF7
RGBrgb(222, 220, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8627, 0.9686
RGB percentages87.1%, 86.3%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(244.4, 62.8%, 91.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.4, 10.9%, 96.9%)
CMYK10.1%, 10.9%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,605,559
CSS custom property--colour: #DEDCF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.69:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#212308

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6DFF8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6DEF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#D9E0E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 5Thistle · ΔE 11.9Light steelblue · ΔE 12.6Ghost white · ΔE 13.9Alice blue · ΔE 14.1Gainsboro · ΔE 14.1
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 4.97, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5F7DC
Analogous#DCE8F7, #EBDCF7
Triadic#F7DEDC, #DCF7DE
Split complementary#F7EBDC, #E8F7DC
Tetradic#F7DCE8, #F5F7DC, #DCF7EB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#B7B2EE
Darker −20%#9089E4
Darker −30%#695FDB
Darker −40%#4136D1
More saturated +25%#D9D7FC
Less saturated −25%#E3E1F2

Channel breakdown

R222
G220
B247
Red222 (87.1%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue244.44°
Saturation (HSL)62.79%
Lightness91.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G DC · B F7

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